Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is weighing a sale of its stake in Global Loan Agency Services, the London-headquartered debt administration specialist, in a move that could value the company at around £1bn ($1.3bn), according to a report by Reuters.

Advent International is preparing to syndicate the debt package backing its $4.8bn acquisition of most of Reckitt Benckiser’s home-care division, placing a sizeable tranche with a group of relationship banks before opening the deal to institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Permira and Blackstone are to acquire a $525m minority stake in Dubai-based real estate classifieds platform Property Finder, marking a significant vote of confidence in the emirate’s property market, according to a report by Reuters.

Patient Square Capital, the healthcare-focused private equity firm founded by former KKR dealmaker Jim Momtazee, is exploring a potential acquisition of Premier Inc, a Charlotte-based healthcare services and technology company, according to a report by Bloomberg.

iCON Infrastructure, via the iCON Infrastructure Partners VII, and iCON Infrastructure Partners VII-B funds, is to acquire a majority shareholding in the Meinhardt Group, a waste management business based in the Rhine-Main region, Germany.

Agilitas Private Equity, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has closed the buy-out of Tietoevry Tech Services, a division of Tietoevry, and a leading IT service provider in the Nordic region.

Thoma Bravo is preparing to divest Houston-based school safety software provider Raptor Technologies in a deal that could value the business at more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

US buyout firm GTCR is exploring a potential acquisition of residential security company SimpliSafe, currently owned by Hellman & Friedman, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

Starbucks’ China operations have drawn non-binding offers from PE firms, including Carlyle, EQT, Hillhouse, Primavera Capital, Bain Capital and KKR, that value the business at around $5bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.